Question: Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Answer Options: Both the bus and Jung-hoon were running late. Jung-hoon waited for the bus and when the bus didn’t appear, he wasn’t sure it would, so he walked to the next bus stop. When Jung-hoon found a seat on the bus, he hoped he would have a quiet ride. Jung-hoon and Cho decreased their carbon footprint.
Answer: Jung-hoon waited for the bus and when the bus didn’t appear, he wasn’t sure it would, so he walked to the next bus stop.
Question: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Answer Options: Swimming is extremely fun. I don’t like to run or swim. He ran, but she ran faster. He will not run today.
Answer: He ran, but she ran faster.
Question: The responsibilities of a class president are extensive; ____ she should not become so involved that she neglects her studies.
Answer Options: especially, indeed, therefore, however
Answer: however
Question: The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and heat in the summer. Which of the following parts of speech describes the word “incredibly”?
Answer Options: Preposition, Pronoun, Adverb, Adjective
Answer: Adverb
Question: The fact that she lied to her best friend weighed heavily on her ____.
Answer Options: conscieince, conscience, concience, consciense
Answer: conscience
Question: Numerous studies have confirmed that a brisk walk 30 minutes each day is adequate exercise for most healthy adults. Which of the following sentences would be the best topic sentence for the paragraph?
Answer Options: If you want to get in shape, the first step is to get moving. One of the easiest ways to lose inches is to take a walk on a daily basis. There are physical and psychological reasons for a daily walk. Exercise does not have to be difficult; consider walking.
Answer: There are physical and psychological reasons for a daily walk.
Question: The job applicants were shown to an anteroom, where they waited to be called for their interviews. Which of the following is the meaning of the prefix “ante-” as used in the sentence above?
Answer Options: Before, After, Beyond, Against
Answer: Before
Question: Which of the following is the best source to consult for information about Charlie “Yardbird” Parker’s childhood in Kansas City in the 1940s?
Answer Options: Published magazine interview with Charlie Parker, The “Arts” section of a 1940 issue of a Kansas City newspaper, Photographs of jazz clubs in Kansas City from 1941, Greatest hits album of Charlie Parker’s most popular songs.
Answer: Published magazine interview with Charlie Parker
Question: The data below represents students’ test scores. Which of the following is the median of the set of data? 11, 12, 18, 14, 22, 17, 17, 12, 26, 12, 13
Answer Options: 12, 14, 15, 15.8
Answer: 14
Question: Which of the following is the length of the unknown leg of a right triangle that has one leg length of 8 feet and a hypotenuse of 12 feet? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
Answer Options: 8.9 feet, 14.4 feet, 4 feet, 40 feet
Answer: 8.9 feet
Question: Five less than twice a number
Answer Options: 5 – 2x, 2 – 5x, 5x – 2, 2x – 5
Answer: 2x – 5